Common Questions
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What is a microgrid, and when does a facility need one?
A microgrid is a self-contained energy system sized to a single facility, campus, or industrial site. It combines generation, storage, and controls so the site can run on its own power when it chooses or when it must. Facilities typically consider one when outages are expensive, when power quality matters to the operation, or when grid supply is unreliable or costly. Data centers, hospitals, manufacturing plants, and campuses are common candidates.
What does it mean for a system to be dispatchable?
Dispatchable power can be called on when needed rather than only when the sun shines or the wind blows. Thermal generation, gas turbines, and fuel cells are dispatchable; solar and wind are not. In a hybrid system, dispatchable generation provides the firm capacity while storage and renewables manage the rest, which is how facilities get predictable availability.
What is medium voltage?
Medium voltage covers distribution-class voltages, generally from about 1 kV to 35 kV, which is what utilities use to move power around a region and what large facilities use inside their distribution systems. Mobile turbine packages output at 13.8 kV, adjustable to 12.47 kV at 60 Hz, so they can connect directly to a utility substation or a facility's distribution without an intermediate step-up transformer, which keeps the installation simpler and faster.
What does a mobile turbine package include when it arrives on site?
A complete power plant on one trailer: the gas turbine, generator, control system, switchgear, auxiliary systems, and fire protection, all pre-assembled and tested before shipment, with operation and maintenance documentation.
Why would a facility choose combined heat and power over a conventional generator?
A conventional generator produces electricity and rejects the heat. CHP captures that heat and converts it into hot water, steam, or chilled water for the facility, so total fuel efficiency can reach 85 percent or better instead of roughly 40 percent. The choice makes sense where a facility has steady thermal loads, such as cooling, process heat, or steam, and where electricity prices are high enough that the avoided purchases pay for the system.
When will small modular reactors actually be available?
First commercial SMR deployments are expected later this decade, though schedules continue to shift. We are not selling SMR capacity today. We track the technology closely and position our development pipeline so the sites we originate can host SMR capacity as commercial deployments come online. For facilities planning on a 10 to 20 year horizon, the practical path is a hybrid solar, storage, and thermal platform now, with a clear route to SMR capacity later.
Do you deliver the power systems, the buildings, or both?
Both. Large energy and facility projects are inherently collaborative, and most owners end up coordinating a number of specialized firms. Our structure is intended to reduce that burden. An energy arm and a construction arm work as one delivery platform, so a project can be scoped as power only or as complete facility delivery under a single accountable team.
Can Aegis finance a project?
Depending on the nature of the project, we structure project capital as part of our development service, and can deliver projects on a build-own-operate or transfer basis in addition to conventional owner-funded builds.
What fuels can the generation equipment use?
Natural gas is the primary fuel across our generation products. It can be supplied through a physical pipeline connection or, where the economics support it, through a virtual pipeline in which gas is delivered by truck as compressed or liquefied fuel. We help plan whichever approach fits the site, including fuel storage and supply logistics. Fuel cells also operate on biogas and on blends with up to 50 percent hydrogen, and thermal systems can be configured around the gas supply available at the site. Diesel fueled generators are recommended only for smaller temporary or standby power applications.
How is the equipment supported after delivery?
Every package is delivered with complete documentation and warranty terms, and service and maintenance are coordinated through the manufacturers' authorized service networks. Remote monitoring is available across the generation and storage products.
